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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| គម្រប | kumrɔɔp | lid, cover Notes: root: គ្រប; also written គំរប |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ហើយ | haǝy | 1. to be finished, ended, completed 2. enough! 3. final particle indicating completed action, already, by now 4. in a future context indicates action that will be completed at some future time 5. and, afterwards, next, then, after that |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| បាន | baan | 1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)} |
| ចុច | coc | 1. to press (with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button) 2. to poke 3. to point 4. to indicate, pick out, select 5. [colloquial] to dip |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| គ្រាប់ចុច | kroap coc | key (e.g., of a keyboard, mobile phone, remote control) |
| នៅ | nɨv | 1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ប៊ូតុង | buutoŋ | button |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ឲ្យ | ʔaoy | 1. to give 2. to let, to allow 3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?} 4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives) Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ |
| ដំណើរការ | dɑmnaə kaa | to function, run, work (especially of machinery) |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ការ | kaa | 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk) |
| បោក | baok | 1. to beat (against a fixed object), smash, to slam, throw violently 2. to do the laundry, to wash clothes {បោកខោអាវ = to do the laundry, to wash clothes} 3. to launder, wash by beating 4. to overthrow 5. to throw oneself to the ground 6. to thresh 7. to cheat, dupe, swindle, trick |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកខោអាវ | maasin baok kʰao ʔaav | washing machine Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| មាន | mien | 1. to have, possess, own 2. to exist, there is, there are 3. to be rich, own property 4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’ |
| កម្មវិធី | kamviʔtʰii, kammaʔviʔtʰii, kammeaʔviʔtʰii | 1. program, schedule 2. system 3. app (e.g., on a smartphone) |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ភួយ | pʰuəy | 1. blanket 2. quilt |
| កីឡា | kəylaa | sports |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| សរសៃ | sɑɑsay, təsay | 1. thread, filament, string, fiber 2. tendon 3. blood vessel 4. nerve 5. vein (of a mineral) 6. clf. for noodles, strings, threads, and other filaments or hair-like objects |
| សូត្រ | sout | 1. to recite, to read, to chant 2. silk, fine thread (e.g., spider silk) 3. manual of religious, philosophical, grammatical, etc. rules 4. Buddhist treatise: 'thread of discourse' |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| យើង | yəəŋ | 1. we 2. I (familiar) 3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ទេ | tee | 1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc. 2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ 3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!} |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| បញ្ចេញ | bɑɲcəɲ | 1. to send/drive out, expel 2. to release, let go out 3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light) 4. to publish, to bring out 5. to express (an opinion) 6. to show off 7. to enlarge, develop, to increase 8. to exaggerate |
| កម្លាំង | kɑmlaŋ | force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ប្រឹង | prəŋ | to make efforts, to try (harder), to be seriously involved in something |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| ខ្សោយ | ksaoy | weak, feeble, helpless, powerless |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ងាយ | ŋiey | easy |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| អាច | ʔaac | 1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something) 2. to be possible 3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to) 4. to dare to |
| ឆាប់ | cʰap | 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away 2. in haste, urgently 3. soon 4. early |
| ត្រូវ | trəv | 1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction) |
| កំណត់ | kɑmnɑt | 1. appointment 2. fixed period, limit, limitation 3. schedule 4. requirement, prerequisite 5. instruction 6. decision 7. propitious time (determined by an astrologer for beginning of various parts of the wedding ceremony) 8. piece, section 9. note, memo 10. notice 11. to set, fix, decide, stipulate, appoint, schedule, indicate 12. to note (down), record 13. to make a remark |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ដែល | dael | 1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!} |
| ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ជ្រើសរើស | crəəh rəəh | 1. to choose, select 2. to elect 3. to recruit 4. to be qualifying |
| ចាប់ផ្ដើម | cap pdaəm | to begin, start Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |